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Transamerica

Play trailer Poster for Transamerica R,  2005,  1h 43m,  Comedy/ Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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77% Tomatometer 145 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Right in the midst of important changes in her life, Bree Osborne (Felicity Huffman) learns that she fathered a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), 17 years ago. Bailing him out of jail in New York, Bree poses as a Christian missionary. She plans to take Toby to his stepfather's house, but when she learns that the stepfather sexually abused the boy, Bree brings her son back to Los Angeles with her. As Toby begins to fall for Bree, she must find a way to reveal who she really is.
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A terrific performance by Felicity Huffman carries this unconventional but touching transgender road movie.

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Victoria Segal New Statesman Sep 26, 2017
... ultimately, it is about the primacy of family and friends, and how decency begets decency. Go to Full Review
Zadie Smith Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 28, 2006
Around [Felicity Huffman's] bold performance shelter cardboard cut-outs. Go to Full Review
Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Feb 24, 2006
It's a very likeable film. With a big heart, good intentions and a sharp eye for social absurdities, it can hardly be anything else. Go to Full Review
Ellie Lucas trans|cendental cinema Jun 25, 2024
The entire tone of the film takes on a kind of patronizing view of Bree that is consistently frustrating at best and deeply offensive at worst. Go to Full Review
Bruce C. Steele The Advocate Apr 20, 2022
Felicity Huffman may well balance off her mantle come March 5 with an Oscar to complement the Emmy she scored for Desperate Housewives in September. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 26, 2020
3.5/4.0
A challenging film both for its subject matter and its brutal honesty and, at times, graphic imagery. Go to Full Review
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Rey W Mar 18, 2018 Felicity Huffman robed for best actress oscar
Luke R Nov 10, 2017 (5.0 out of 6) Transamerica When we need to get out the vary thing we do the like seeing and get out the thing we like seeing we need a little help with what we need to get out, out of our chest how we feel being who we are. When we see people to get out what bothers us that we can't get out of when the vary procedure we hope not to get out of requires us to get out in the open to study our progress. When other things we see needs getting out we help get out when we can't get out of our old past habits when it's our responsibility to be there for our children. When getting out some people is easier and affordable when not getting them out is costly. When we see what happens when those get out when they wish to live a life free to get out to other places but find it harder to come by. When we see we need to get out of some predicaments but see we can't when we know what we cant get out of the vary thing we create and fabricate that we continue to live this life. When we see we need to get those out to have them come with us when we can't get out of other things waiting for us. When we see some bad habits others can't get out when they are addicts, young and enjoying there life. When what we get out we hope for a profitable return when somethings we see is an investment. When we see other things waiting to get out that we wish not out when we haven't told what we wish to get out from our mind but need to wait till we get out from our body to do so. When what we need to get out we return back home when other places are not meant for some. When we get out what doesn't need to be let out we see what gets out when someplaces we escape when we get out from abuse. When what we can't get out we don't let them out of our sight when we are responsible for them. When we get out into the open road to get out into the wildness, we see where getting out leads us when it is out in the open letting out what comes uncontrollable urges. When getting out is hard when there are not many like us to get out too but our own kind. When getting out in the open is even harder when we are not happy with who we are as most people who get out there deeper ambitions of getting out in the open where they usually can't. When getting out is meant to be a liberating thing when it means not having regrets in our decisions. When getting out in the open reveals a deeper truth when somethings that are there never used to be there we hardly notice when we don't care. When what we don't intend to get out we let out when others see. When what others see is already out when getting out is a thing people do that people now accept when they don't care. When what we get out in the open we are not asshamed when others like what they got. When what we got it gets out when someone steals it. When what gets out we don't intend to get out but it gets us out of a jam when kind strangers offer us a gift. When what we can't get out we cover when we are not ready. When other things are showing they are ready when we can't get out of our emotions and hormones. When what we feel we know we have, we don't get out but others see it too when we getting out comes naturally for people to notice during times where they don't care. When other things we wish to not to get out we fabricate when we are not ready to see what they are not ready to see get out in the open. When other things we see we can't help but get out when it's family who shouldn't have left the house and family we never thought could exist. When what we can't get out of we can't afford when some lifestyles we need to pay for to feel more what we want to see. When others cant help but get out the right words or actions out in the open to do their best. When there is plenty to get out when it's the past mistakes, heart ache and disfunctionality growing up. When others wish not for others to get out we have them stay when others are unstable when they get out. When what others can't get out from their system they must reveal the truth. When we see that others can't get out when they are unstable and we are responsible for that to get them out and bring them back home. When we finally get out what bothers us to see what else needs to get out in what we hold, our parental feelings that we now can focus on. When we get out into the world we begin living the real life while others live the fabricated life when getting out is a means of living for others and survival for others. When getting out what bothers us we see we now can focus on and start living. See more
Leia R Apr 16, 2017 Besides the smart idea to build a story with such characteristics, the cinematography effectively works on traveling through the different stages of transgenderism and its implications. It is pretty unconventional on its whole events but sometimes the narration fell into a no-way-out generic supported pond. 73/100 See more
Poe S Feb 1, 2017 I'll hand it to Felicity Huffman, she delivers a remarkable performance in Transamerica. I can only imagine all the work that went into the role. The problem is, she was basically the only thing I liked about this movie. First of all, I was not a fan of Kevin Zegers performance. He added so little to the character, so I kept wishing he would leave the film (which is a problem since he's one of the leads.) Then they make a trip to visit Bree's family and I was just pulling my hair out. All the stereotypes were there, and it started to feel very much like an after-school special or something. It's so much family drama, and I hate that kind of stuff. I didn't sense any levity or lightness in the story, and all the bickering was making me cringe. By the end I was delighted that it was all over, which is never a good way to feel after a movie. However, there were aspects of Bree's story that were actually handled well. So I see the redeeming qualities in the film, and I appreciate what it's trying to do, but Transamerica is simply not my type of movie. I have enough stress with my own family, I don't need to watch a movie that takes all of that and turns it up to 11. See more
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Synopsis Right in the midst of important changes in her life, Bree Osborne (Felicity Huffman) learns that she fathered a son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), 17 years ago. Bailing him out of jail in New York, Bree poses as a Christian missionary. She plans to take Toby to his stepfather's house, but when she learns that the stepfather sexually abused the boy, Bree brings her son back to Los Angeles with her. As Toby begins to fall for Bree, she must find a way to reveal who she really is.
Director
Duncan Tucker
Producer
Linda Moran, Rene Bastian, Sebastian Dungan
Screenwriter
Duncan Tucker
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Belladonna Productions LLC
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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